02/07/2008 11:26. One of the best perks of reviewing cars is that, occasionally, I get to hang with the folks who design and build them. So it was recently, on a trip through the hilly roads of Sonoma, Calif., that I tested the redesigned A6 seated next to its designer, Achim Badstubner , who had flown in from Germany. Of course, it's a thrill only when you like their work; otherwise it's an awkward drive. Fortunately, the A6's new contrivance is satisfying in every way. Badstubner discarded the old A6's flabby appearance, giving it a strapping, masculine architecture with high shoulders and an elegant front fascia. It's also slightly longer and roomier... // Newsweek